Milone (6-3)
who has won his last six decisions
allowed three runs -- two earned -- on four hits and two walks.

Nate Freiman crushed a three-run home run and Josh Donaldson drove in a run for the A's
who have won four straight and nine of their last 11.

Andrew Heaney (0-3) was tagged for four runs on eight hits while fanning four to absorb the loss in this third career start.

"His command was really good." said Marlins manager Mike Redmond. "He just made one bad pitch and they took advantage of it."

Marcell Ozuna had a solo homer for the Miami
which has lost four straight and nine of its last 12 contests.

The Marlins scored a run in the first after Christian Yelich tripled off the wall in right-center field and crossed home after Alberto Callaspo's throw went by Donaldson at third.

The A's finally broke through for four runs in the sixth.

After two quick outs
Callaspo and Yoenis Cespedes both singled to put runners on the corners. Donaldson tied the game with a base hit to left. Freiman then smashed a first-pitch fastball over the left-field wall to put Oakland ahead 4-1.

"Certainly a big home run from the new kid
" A's manager Bob Melvin said. "He's had a full year in the majors
he's not intimated by it. He gets called up and on his first day
has the biggest hit of the game."

Ozuna's pinch-hit
solo homer to lead off the sixth cut the lead to 4-2.

Miami pulled within a run the next inning with a sacrifice fly from Jeff Baker that scored Casey McGehee
who walked to start the seventh.

Fernando Abad and Ryan Cook combined for a scoreless eighth
and Cook stayed in and pitched the ninth to record his first save of the season.

Game Notes

Milone was the first Athletics pitcher to bat in consecutive games since Ken Holtzman
Sept. 19-20
1972 ... Cespedes extended his hitting streak to 13 games going 1-for-4 ... Giancarlo Stanton's nine-game hitting streak was snapped ... The A's placed outfielder Josh Reddick on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday ... Prior to the game
Miami activated Yelich from the 15-day disabled list
recalled pitcher Dan Jennings from Triple-A New Orleans and optioned outfielder Jake Marisnick and pitcher Anthony DeSclafani.